Sack.



B. P. BUSHNELL.

SACK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 28. I914.

Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

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PATENT on SACK.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 10, 1915.

Application filed March 28, 1914. Serial No. 827,836.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN P. BUSH- NELL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Reeder, in the county of Adams, State of North Dakota, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Sacks; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to Which it appertains to make and use the same. I

This invention relates to improvements in sacks, and more particularly to sacks adapted to receive and deliver in marketable condition such staples of food as flour, salt, sugar or the like.

The most objectionable feature of the sacks now employed for the above purpose, lies in the presence of printed matter, such as the name or trade-mark of the manufacturer on the body of the sack, such printed matter when the contents of the sack have been emptied or consumed rendering the piece of fabric from which the sack is made and which would otherwise be of service to the consumer should a clean piece of cloth be desired for any purpose, practically worthless.

It is therefore my purpose, in carrying out the invention, to overcome this objectionable feature by providing a sack which,-

while retaining the printed matter and the advertising value thereof to the manufacturer has such matter placed on strips of cloth separate from the body portion of the sack and which are secured thereto during the course of manufacture of the article.

With the above and other objects of similar nature in view, the invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in and falling within the scope of the appended claim.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a sack constructed in accordance with the invention, and Fig. 2 is a sectional view on the line 22 of Fig. 1.

Referring now to the drawing, the sack comprises a main or body portion A, said body portion being formed from a rectangular strip of cloth or other fabric that is folded upon itself intermediate its ends to provide the overlapping portions 5 and 6 which form the wall of the sack.

Disposed between adjacent edges of the overlapping portions 5 and 6, are relatively narrow strips of fabric 7, said strips extending outwardly from the wall of the sack and providing suitable margins on which printed matter of any desired nature, such as the name or trade-mark of the manufacturer, may be conveniently placed.

lVith the various parts arranged in the manner above described, the overlapping portions 5 and 6 and marginal strips 7 are then stitched securely together along the edges of said overlapping portions and the sack is completed.

It will thus be observed that I have provided a sack of the character described, which, .while retaining the printed matter and the advertising value thereof to the manufacturer, has such matter placed on narrow strips of fabric separate from the body portion of the sack, to permit of said body portion being utilized, by the consumer of the contents of the sack, should a clean piece of cloth be desired for any purpose.

lVhat is claimed is:

A sack comprising a body portion formed from a substantially rectangular strip of fabric folded upon itself intermediate its ends to provide the wall of the sack, and a marginal strip secured between adjacent edges of the first-named strip and extending outwardly therefrom.

In testimony whereof, I affix my signature, in the presence of two witnesses.

BENJAMIN P. BUSHNELL.

Witnesses:

J. L. HJORT, O. L. HYDLE. 

